Tips for a great trip in Vietnam

Tips for a great trip in Vietnam

Vietnam is a beautiful country and famous for many wonderful things to do. If you have a plan for your trip in Vietnam, there are some tips that can help you have a great trip for the first time in Vietnam. Things to know before traveling to Vietnam

The weather

Vietnam is an area near equator so it’s the typical tropical and the weather is rather hot and dry almost year. Especially, it’s always hot in the south. In the winter, the central is rather cold and the north is very cold, so you should bring your clothes and logistics suitable to the weather you come. Danang’s special dishes

Halong Bay

Halong Bay is located in the Northeast of Vietnam, belonging to Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province. On the world map, Halong Bay has borders to China in the North and adjacent to the East Sea in the East.

Halong Bay

Halong Bay has a medium size of 1,553 square kilometers. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in diversified sizes and shapes. Halong bay has a 120 kilometer long coastline with 1969 islets.  It is accomodation of many fishing villages, including the 4 communes of Cua Van, Cong Tau, Vong Vieng and Ba Hang with a population of more than 1,600 people

Enjoying Street food in Ho Chi Minh City

Luckily for the travellers, it’s very easy to eat on the cheap in Ho Chi Minh city. Here’s how to eat for less than 100,000 VND (US$5) a day.

You can start strong during breakfast. Some of the most popular Vietnamese dishes are among the most various options at breakfast, with “pho” being close to the top of the list. If soup isn’t your choice, another popular breakfast option, banh mi, is also one of the cheapest dishes.

Cinnamon Hotel

Located at number 74 at Le Thi Rieng Street, Cinnamon is a charming hotel providing all guests with all the most modern style and relaxing comfort of a much more expensive Saigon hotel at lower price. Standing within a short walk from central Bến Thành Market in District 1, its meticulous Asian insides of this luxury hotel contain of dinginess colored wooden floors and furniture, large desks, clothes trees, colorfully tiled bathrooms fully equipped with modern tubs and showers as well as lamps encased in fishing baskets.

Visiting Mausoleum and Temple of Literature

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is an historical attraction of Hanoi, known for honoring the Vietnam’s hero: President Ho Chi Minh. The building is where visitors can express their admiration and respect towards the national leader who has led the country to independence and reunification. Built from 1973 to 1975, the Mausoleum is also a lively illustrator of national unity.

Soi Sim Island and beach

Soi Sim is a small island located 12km west of Halong City. With the area of 8.7 hectare, the island with two mountain top of about 100m high above the sea level. Soi Sim Island has very special geological formation 2/3 of which covered by Feralit and soil weathered by wind, which is favourite condition for the growth of a plant species named Sim (scientific name: Rhodomyrtus tomentosa). That is the reason why the local people named this island Soi Sim. It’s noticeable that Sim trees often bloom and bear fruit annual between March and August.  Sim fruits is quite good for our health according to traditional medicine so you can taste its fruit if coming here in July or August. Halong bay cruise

The island has been existed about hundred of million years ago and surrounded by the sea then there are endemic plants, according to researchers. It’s beautiful island with a primitive forest of varieties of flora and fauna, and endemic plants of Halong Bay Ecology.

Soi Sim Island and beach

 Soi Sim is quite new with travelers and still being clean and beautiful attraction compared with other ones in Halong Bay because it has just been opened for about 10 years.

What you can do on a Halong Bay day trip?

The white sandy hugging the outline of the petite Soi Sim island and the shallow clean emerald water provide you a good opportunity to swim, relax, kick back on the beat, lie on huge beach towels while watching the sunset. Besides, you can also climb up to the top of the island through a small natural trail then savoring a panoramic view of the world’s heritage and taking some pictures. 5 best cruises in Halong Bay

How to get there? You can easily reach the Soi Sim Island either by getting SIC tickets at the Ha Long wharf or book a cruise trip including this Soi Sim Island in cruise itineraries. With those extreme values, Soi Sim Island is an important part of Halong Bay and now becoming a must-see for tourists who visits the Bay.

Cat Ba National Park

Cat Ba National Park in located 15km north - west of Cat Ba Town in Cat Ba Island - Hai Phong Province. It was established in 1986. It spans an area of 15,200ha, of which 9,800ha are forest, and contains lots of particularly interesting caves. The original tropical forest spans an area of 570ha, with extremely varied wildlife and vegetation.

Cat Ba National Park in located 15km north - west of Cat Ba Town. It was established in 1986. It spans an area of 15,200ha, of which 9,800ha are forest, and contains lots of particularly interesting caves. The original tropical forest spans an area of 570ha, with extremely varied wildlife and vegetation. Visit Cat Ba Island with Hanoi & Halong Bay 4 days

Cat Ba National Park is situated in Cat Ba Island and on several smaller islands nearby. The park currently comprises 98km2 of total land are, 54km2 of inshore waters. The National Park was Vietnam’s first national park to included both terrestrial and marine ecosystems. It is recognized nationally and internationally for its importance in biodiversity conservation, as it contains many different types of ecosystem and habitat. The Park has a great variety of plant and animal species. With Paradise Cruise

Cat Ba National Park

The golden–headed langur or Cat Ba langur is a rare and a precious animal and exists only in Cat Ba island. A special type of tree called “Cay Kim Giao” is unique to Cat Ba. In ancient times, kings and nobles would eat only with chopsticks made from this timber, as the light coloured wood was reputed to turn to black when it touched anything poisonous. There are 745 species of plants recorded on Cat Ba, including 118 timber species and 160 plants with medicinal value.

The national park is home to 32 types of mammals and more than 70 species of birds have been sighted. There is a beautiful lake inside the national park called Frog Lake, with a water forest and amazing landscape. Read more: Halong Bay map

How to get to Cat Ba island from Halong bay?

There are 3 ways:

1. Take a overnight cruises, after visiting Sung Sot Cave you can catch a day boat to Cat Ba island. Need to arrange in advance

2. Start from Tuan Chau Island - Halong bay harbor, get on a ferry to Cat Ba Island. Ferry start every 2 hours from 8.00 am to 17.00 pm.

3. Join a 3 days 2 nights package tour (1 night on boat and 1 night in Cat Ba Island)